aar000n
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yeah because we cant get another free agent or anything.
Wait til miggy gets walked all the time and vmart hits into a shit load of DP's.....
yeah because we cant get another free agent or anything.
I think looking at what will happen behind Miggy is premature right now.
The batting order has a lot of flexibility right now. The double plays V Mart hits pales in comparison on how many DPs they will avoid with Kinsler and Jackson in the lineup. Not to mention any additional pickups that could occur, like a Nate Mclouth to platoon in LF. Detroit lacked speed and flexibility in the lineup. Miggy, Fielder, and V Mart were middle of the order guys that really could not be moved. All three were DH/1B as well.
Now if Detroit thinks Dirks is the answer behind Miggy then their is a problem, but again this is not the final lineup IMO.
Why would we pay nate money to platoon? People act like kinsler was a 330 hitter.....he played in a hitters park.....and did what lately? No matter what happens in front of miggy....hes gonna get walked....and victor WILL hit into a ton of DP's. Hes always hitting ground balls...but oh well.....tiger fans got their wish.....i bet miggys not too happy.
The trade was purely for financial reasons. Fielder was getting paid way too much to hit 25-30 home runs sandwiched between the best hitter in baseball and a great hitter behind him as well. I think it was one of the better trades DD has made, hes going to be able to acquire much more useful talent now. I cant believe someone took tha contract off of the tigers hands.
Why would we pay nate money to platoon? People act like kinsler was a 330 hitter.....he played in a hitters park.....and did what lately? No matter what happens in front of miggy....hes gonna get walked....and victor WILL hit into a ton of DP's. Hes always hitting ground balls...but oh well.....tiger fans got their wish.....i bet miggys not too happy.
Funny thread and funny bump. What I like about Prince is that he is now a Ranger! Hopefully he won't let me down so I don't have to turn on him like some Tigers fans did. LOL
It's not like Fielder was a .330 hitter either.
Plus that contract would have made it impossible to sign Scherzer and Miggy. Plus it would have made it difficult to resign Fister. Fielder was a below average 1B and was a non factor in the playoffs. Not seeing a whole lot of reasons to pay the guy 25+ million a year and losing a Cy Young pitcher.
Fielder did not provide Miggy that much protection in 2013 as it was his worst year plus he is trending in the wrong direction as stats go. I didn't like the fact they signed him 2 years ago for the money but that 30 million is all the Tigers gave up to get Kinsler so it worked out.
The Tigers didn't get knocked out of the playoffs because Fielder blew, but as a team they could not recover from Miggy's injury and hit worth a lick. Moving A Jax out of the #1 hole will pay dividends as he has struck out over 610 times in 4 years. I would also expect Fielder to bounce back as he gets over his personal issues. But I still can't see paying him the cash left on that contract and losing Scherzer or Miggy. And no way would the Tigers pay the luxury tax to keep the team together.
Dave D and Ilitch gamed when they signed Fielder. That gamble almost paid off. But it's just time to move on.
It's not like Fielder was a .330 hitter either.
Plus that contract would have made it impossible to sign Scherzer and Miggy. Plus it would have made it difficult to resign Fister. Fielder was a below average 1B and was a non factor in the playoffs. Not seeing a whole lot of reasons to pay the guy 25+ million a year and losing a Cy Young pitcher.
Fielder did not provide Miggy that much protection in 2013 as it was his worst year plus he is trending in the wrong direction as stats go. I didn't like the fact they signed him 2 years ago for the money but that 30 million is all the Tigers gave up to get Kinsler so it worked out.
The Tigers didn't get knocked out of the playoffs because Fielder blew, but as a team they could not recover from Miggy's injury and hit worth a lick. Moving A Jax out of the #1 hole will pay dividends as he has struck out over 610 times in 4 years. I would also expect Fielder to bounce back as he gets over his personal issues. But I still can't see paying him the cash left on that contract and losing Scherzer or Miggy. And no way would the Tigers pay the luxury tax to keep the team together.
Dave D and Ilitch gamed when they signed Fielder. That gamble almost paid off. But it's just time to move on.
People act like kinsler was a 330 hitter.....he played in a hitters park.....and
did what lately?
I made this point on some other threads. People act like Kinsler gives us a "true" leadoff hitter. Not really. His career BA is lower than A-Jax's (.273 to .278), and his career OBP is only marginally better (.349 to .337). He's a better pure base-stealer than A-jax, though declining at age 31. The only big difference I see is Kinsler makes much better contact (averaging 65-70 Ks per year versus about 140-something for A-jax), which helps when the lineup turns over.
Defensively, though, Kinsler is a considerable upgrade over Omar.
.....i dont get the whole baserunning thing tho......leyland never let ajax loose.
168 million off the books